-
-
For up-to-date news and events going on at the College of Design, visit our DESIGNLIFE site.
Notes Archive
-
Staff Notes for Fall 2010
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsAssistant Dean Marva Motley Retires, Named Emerita Marva C. Motley, Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Services in the College of Design, retired on Aug. 1, 2010, after 38 years... -
Focus on a Basilica
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsA chapter by Professor of Architecture Thomas Barrie titled “The Basilica of La Madeleine, Vézelay: Spatial and Symbolic Narratives in the Medieval Western Christian Church” has been published in Pilgrimages—Sacred... -
The smallest brick-makers ever
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsMaking bricks is a lot of work, uses a lot of energy, and produces over 800 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Furthermore, Ginger Dozier calculated that 400 trees... -
Blurring borders
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsMost graphic designers were taught as children to color within the lines. For Scott Townsend, an associate professor of graphic design, borders are interesting on a whole different level. Townsend’s... -
Top teacher
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsAdjunct Assistant Professor of Art + Design Amanda Robertson was recently awarded one of two Gertrude Cox Awards for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology for her distance... -
Boone helps whirlies get a new gig
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsThey twist. They spin. They twirl. And they do it all in a hundred colors powered by the wind. A new two-acre public park in downtown Wilson, NC, will be... -
A troubled legacy
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsElizabeth Lundberg Morisette’s (BEDA 1994) art piece, “ABORT,” illustrates a chapter in “Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories About Global Warming,” a book of essays published by the Union of Concerned Scientists... -
Another shot
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsWhen Jason Dail (BEDA 2008) was laid off in 2009 from his architecture job due to the bad economy, rather than sulk he ramped up his longtime hobby. Though he... -
A winner in full
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsNida Abdullah (BGD 2008) went looking for a sign—letters from several signs, in fact. After carefully lighting and photographing a friend’s stash of antique signage, Abdullah put the photos together... -
Opportunity rocks
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsOpportunity: Internship with Jim Henson Company, Queens, New York Graduate: Ilana Marks (BAD/Anni Albers 2008) Most star-struck moment: “Walking into the workshop and seeing Mr. Snuffleupagus.” Primary duties: “Building puppets...